Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR)
QCCIR reported to Meeting for Sufferings on 7 December
QCCIR had been involved with the biggest recent news story in the Society. Hannah Brock Womack, of Sheffield & Balby Area Meeting, had been selected as a presidential nominee for Churches Together in England (CTE), but her appointment was unacceptable to some other churches in membership of CTE, due to the fact she is married to a person of the same sex. This had obviously caused some considerable difficulties between Britain Yearly Meeting and CTE, with many Friends expressing disappointment and anger about the decision, as well as concern for Hannah and her partner.
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